9 days tour to Cairo and Luxury Dahabiya Nile Cruise

Start your morning with a rather calm breakfast and then go meet your private guide for a unique tour of the most famous Egyptian attraction—the pyramids of Cairo. Your journey begins with one of the seven wonders of the world: the pyramids of Mykerinus, Chefren and Cheops, the valley temple, and the Sphinx. The next site you will visit is the Sakkara Complex, which is the Djoser Pyramid, the first pyramid in Egypt. After touring around Memphis, which was once the capital of ancient Egypt, you will be taken back to the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast & and lunch
 

Following breakfast, go on a guided tour of the very interesting Egyptian Museum. Find out the secrets of the Treasures Room and the treasures found buried with king Tutankhamun, as well as examine a great variety of related precious items. To have a sneak preview of past cultures, you have the Mummy Room, which is very much a real one with preserved mummies of the kings and queens of Egypt.

You will have lunch at an Egyptian restaurant of your choice before proceeding to the Saladin Citadel and Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. Next, visit the lovely Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, and ascend into the lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, well known for shopping and an introduction to Egypt. At the end of each day both in the region as well as the city of your interest, you will retire to a hotel.

Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch
 

You will have a flight to Luxor, after which participants will be taken on a long drive to the hotel. Upon arrival, you will meet your Egyptologist guide, who will transfer you to visit the Karnak Temple. This site took over two thousand years to build and it starts with this spectacular Hypostyle Hall with colossal columns. For lunch, go to a local restaurant and after that, drive to the Valley of the Kings. This is where ornately painted and carved tombs were cut into the rock to house the king’s bodies in the afterlife. Finish the tour with the sightseeing of the magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary, set beautifully into the cliffs. Then transfer to Esna to start on a Dahabiya riverboat for an overnight cruise you wouldn’t want to miss.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
 

The next step in the Nile cruise tour is from Esna to Edfu, with amazing views of the upstream. After arriving, you will be taken by a beautiful horse-drawn carriage to the exquisite Temple of Horus. Then, you will visit Edfu Souk, where locals do their shopping and can be visited by tourists, and then to Speos of Hormoheb. This should be complemented with the view of it during a memorable dinner there. Overnight accommodation will be at the Dahabiya sailing through the Nile at night.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
 

You will get on board the ship to proceed to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the unique Temple of Sobek. This particular complex is double; it is in fact two structures that are completely symmetrical to each other—two temples for two different deities. From this spectacular place, move to a peaceful island in the Nile River where you will have dinner in the middle of nature at a very short distance to Aswan. Spending leisure time at the Dahabiya is possible, as the river best provides a natural environment for such a vacation to take place at night.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
 

On the last day of Aswan, you wake up to breakfast on the Dahabiya before proceeding to tour some of the halls of Aswan, like the Temple of Philae. The special farewell dinner will be provided with Oriental and Arabic music on board. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
 

After a tasty breakfast, you will leave the Dahabiya Nile cruise and transfer by car with a guide to a representative who will then take you to the Aswan airport for a flight back to Cairo. On arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel and for the rest of the day, you will have free time to either rest or do shopping at your personal discretion.

Meals Included: Breakfast
 

You will end your Cairo and Dahabiya Nile cruise tour with the last breakfast, filled with joy for what you have seen and experienced. Our team will then transport you to the airport once you’re done with your trip for your flight back to your country.

Meals Included: Breakfast